當前世界各國為因應二十一世紀的挑戰，莫不積極從事各項行政改革，進行國家發展的整體策略規劃與文官體制之改造。其中又以高階文官素質的良窳與國家競爭力的提升關係最為密切。爰此，高階文官培訓已成為世界各國人事行政運作的重要課題。本研究從全球治理觀點探討我國高階文官培訓制度，並針對現行高階文官培訓所面臨的問題與缺失作一全盤性的檢討與分析。研究對象係以中央機關簡任第十二職等以上主管或非主管人員之常任文官為對象。
本文在相關文獻探討部分，首先就全球化與全球治理作概要說明，並從全球化對高階文官的挑戰、政府改造與文官制度改革的接軌等作歸納與探討。在核心能力部分，則探討全球化下高階文官能力提昇總體策略及轉型趨勢。在他山之石部分，則介紹英、美、新、法、德、日等六國高階文官培訓經驗，以作為我國借鏡參考。接著，則評估我國高階文官培訓作法與缺失。最後，則針對本文所作研究結果，提出結論與建議。

In response to the challenges of the 21st century, countries around the world are actively engaged in various administrative reforms on national development and civil service system. Among them, the quality of senior civil service has the greatest bearing on national competitiveness. Therefore, training senior civil service has become an important issue in personnel administrative operation around the world.
This paper analyzes the existing problems and shortcomings of the training system for senior civil service in Taiwan from the perspective of global governance. The samples cited in this study are the senior civil servants in the central government in managerial or non-managerial positions at the 12th job level and higher.
In the section of literature review, I summarized and discussed globalization, global governance, and challenges of globalization. Government reform and civil service system reform are analyzed. In the section on core competencies, strategies in enhancing the senior civil service abilities and the changing trends are discussed. Senior civil service training systems from the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, France, Germany, and Japan are also introduced as a reference.
The paper then proceeded to evaluate the training system in Taiwan. Finally, the paper summarizes the findings and presents some recommendations in conclusion.